Books

Search by Subject for Books Related to Religion

You can perform a subject search in the UNT Library Catalog, A"Subject Heading" search is often a good starting point.  Your results will display the number of titles we have under that general heading, and then under a series of sub-headings, which often focus on specific religions or related items.  Use the red Library of Congress Subject Headings books available on each floor of the library to identify more specific subject headings you can use in the library catalog.    You can also perform more keyword searches.  The catalog will look for your search terms anywhere in the library item record (i.e. title, author, subject, notes), allowing you to perform a more targeted search. For a tutorial on searching the catalog, click here.

When you have located the materials you are interested in, write down the call number and title and check the Call Number Location Guide to find the book on the shelves or present it to a staff person at the Reference or Circulation Desks for help.

Some suggested Religion heading you can search along with their call number range include:

Most of the religion materials will be located on the second floor of Willis Library with the general call number range of BL - BX.  However, if the material you want isn't available, you can check out other library catalogs within the Metroplex or order it through Interlibrary Loan.  For additional search options, don't forget to check out NetLibrary. 

1. Go to the UNT Libraries home page
2. Choose “UNT Library Catalog”
3. In the search box, enter the terms that describe your theme or person: 

“Church history”, “Last Supper”, Annunciation AND Angel or Gabriel.

"John Paul II"  "Luther, martin"

How to Find and Borrow Books from other Universities:

World Catalog  Use the World Catalog to find out about books or book chapters published on your iconography theme that are not owned by the UNT Libraries. The online World Catalog contains more than 35 million records describing items owned by libraries around the world.  Books not owned by UNT may be requested to be borrowed through UNT's Inter-Library Loan Department.

How to Cite Scripture

Citing scripture can be a confusing part of writing a paper.  Am I supposed to put it in the Bibliography, can I abbreviate?  These questions are different depending on the citation style being used.  Especially if you are used to reading scripture, do not presume that the way you are used to looking up a passage is the same for the citation style.  If you have more questions, please consult the proper section of the citation manual or check with the reference desk.

Citation styles do not normally requireyou to include Scripture in the bibliography of a paper.  One exception is the use of Study Bibles.  If you use the notes or make a reference to the notes within a Study Bible, then that particular version should be included within the bibliography.

APA Style

Parenthetical Citations:

·         For your first citation, identify the translation which you used.
Example: ( John 3:16 New Revised Standard Version)

·         As part of a sentence:
Example: In Psalm 36:1 (New Jerusalem Bible), David...

·         After this, only include the scripture reference, unless you switch translations.

Reference Page:

·         Well-known books such as the Bible do not need to be included on the reference page, unless a professor requires you to do so.

·         If you are using notes from a study Bible, you should include the particular version

Information taken from Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th ed., 2010, section 6.18.

MLA Style

General Guidelines:

·         Translations of the Bible or individual books are not underlined, italicized, or placed in quotation marks. However, underline or italicize individual published editions of the Bible.
Example: The New Oxford Annotated Bible includes maps of the Holy Land.

Parenthetical Citations:

·         Books of the Bible are abbreviated; see the MLA Handbook for common abbreviations.
Example: (Phil. 3.8)

·         A period separates chapter and verse.

·         When you first refer to a particular translation, include the name, a comma, and then the passage.
Examples: New Jerusalem Bible, Ezek. 2.6-8

·         After this, only include the scripture reference, unless you switch translations.

Works Cited:

·         Include the title of the Bible, the translation, and the publication information in the citation.
The Holy Bible: Containing the Old and New Testaments with the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books. New York: Collins, 1989. Print. New Revised Standard Version.

Information taken from MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 7th ed., 2009, sections 5.5.10, 6.4.8, and 7.7.1.

Chicago/Turabian Style

General Guidelines:

·         If you include the name of a book of the Bible in your paper, do not italicize, underline, or abbreviate the title.
Example: Matthew is the first book of the New Testament.

Footnotes, Endnotes, or Parenthetical Citations:

·         Use the abbreviated name of the book. A colon separates chapter and verse.
Example: Phil. 3:8.

·         A list of abbreviations can be found in the Chicago Manual of Style (section 15.1).

·         Include the name of the translation, and spell out the name in the first reference. If you use

·         abbreviations, such as NRSV, include no punctuation.
Example: 1 Cor. 6-10 (New Revised Standard Version).

·         After this, only include the reference, unless you switch translations.

Information taken from A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations (Turabian), 7th ed., 2007, sections 17.5.2 and 24.6.1-4, and from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th ed., 2003, sections 15.48 – 15.54 and 8.111 – 8.115.